Bay Street Summer Job Numbers

Since 2008, Precedent has tracked the number of second-year students Toronto law firms have hired in the fall for the upcoming summer.

In the interactive chart below, we’ve ranked the firms that have historically taken on the largest crop of students. When you toggle between the past 17 years, the chart will show the current year in bold, plus the three previous years. You can also sort by the data in each column. And if you click on any firm names, you’ll see its numbers from over the years.

See below the chart to find out how we have handled law-firm mergers over the years.

The 2024 Summer Job Watch is now complete.

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Firm 2010 2009 2008 2007 Notes
Heenan Blaikie 16 15 17 --
Bennett Jones 17 15 14 --
Blake, Cassels & Graydon 24 37 38 --
Borden Ladner Gervais 24 23 32 --
Cassels Brock & Blackwell 20 14 18 --
Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg 17 18 17 --
Dentons 13 10 15 --
Fasken 15 15 18 --
Goodmans 15 11 18 --
Gowling WLG 14 18 17 --
McCarthy Tétrault 27 27 24 --
McMillan 12 13 12 --
Miller Thomson 12 8 12 --
Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt 23 23 35 --
Stikeman Elliott 23 14 12 --
Torys 20 24 25 --
Norton Rose Fulbright 13 14 16 --
TOTAL 305 299 340 0

Notes on the data

  • Our data for each year before 2012 refers to Ogilvy Renault, which merged with Norton Rose in July 2011.
  • Our data for each year before 2013 refers to the numbers for FMC, which merged with Dentons in March 2013.
  • Our data for each year before 2016 refers to Gowling Lafleur Henderson, which merged with UK-based Wragge Lawrence Graham to form Gowling WLG in February 2016.